Gluing-clamp.



H. BARRY.

GLUING CLAMP.

APPLICATION men MAR. 8. ma.

1,283,393. Patented 0015.29, 1918.

a slams-SHEET 1.

H. BARRY.

GLUlNG CLAMP.

APPLICATION man MAR. 8. 1918.

1,288,893. Patented Oct. 29, 1918.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

H. BARRY.

GLUING CLAMP.

APPLICATION men MAR. a. ma.

Patented 0st. 29., 1918.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3- HENRY BARRY, 0F JAMESTQWN, NEW YORK,,ASSIGNOR DIE ONE-HALF T0 CHARLES J. C.

. SCHOLPP, 0F JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK.

GLUING-GLAMPL Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Oct, 29, 1918 Applicationfiled lvfarch 8, 1918. SerialNq. 221,119.

To allwhom itmay concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY BARRY, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Jamestown, in the county of Chautauqua and-State of New York, have invented certain new' and useful Improvements in Gluing-Clamps, of which thefollowing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification.

The invention relates togluing clamps for veneer and; the improvement consistsjin, pro.- viding means for clamping the, glue coated sheet veneer around columns, posts and similar bodies whose circumferential surface or a portion thereof it is desired to cover with veneer, and to insure holding the abuts ting edges of said veneer in alinement whilelmaking a perfect contact over the remainder of theveneered. surface; and the in vention consists in the novel features and combinations hereinafter set forth and claimed,

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the clamp showing the bolts for drawing the partstogether, the clamping fabric not being shown. Fig. 2 is a plan view of one of the stiffening bars. Fig 3 is a sectional view at line 3- 3: in Fig;.. 1 showing the construction and arrangement of; theparts with the clamping fabricin. po

sition and a. portion of the column or post or other body with the veneer'clampedl thereon.

Fig. at is a. crosswise sectional View of a modification. of the clamping joint. for the flexible fabrici Fig. 51 is an; end elevation of the clamp, with a round body in, position Vandthe veneer clampedi thereon showing a modification from the preferred formyshown in Figs. 1 and 2; Fig. 6 is atop plan view of the gluing clamp showing the construction and arrangement of the different parts with. the lengthwise central joint; and- Fig.

7 is a side elevation of the gluing clampnvith the. round body held therein showing the construction and" arrangement. of the holdingbracket for the bolts and cross bars.

Fig.- 8; is a plan view of lJhG'tllIlClGI sideof the different'partslof the top portion: of; the clamping mechanism separated partially from. one another to show the construction andi arrangement of. the same; and Fig. 9 is a sectional. View at l1ne9-9 in Fig. .8

- showing the form andiarrangement of said pants.

The numeral: 13 designates one of the clamping plates for holding and binding the fabric 12 around the body 10, and the numeral 1'4 designates the other clamping plate. The adjacent edges of said plates 13 and 14.- are preferably arranged with a straight edge and an angular flange edge 15 which. overhangs the straight edge of the plate 1 1: so as to clamp and hold the flexible material 12 firmly in position over the lengthwise. joint 30 in the veneer 1 1. For certain purposes the modification shown in Fig. 4., in which both edges of plates 13'and 1% are straight andv flat would serve a good purpose, but theoverhanging edge flange 15 is usually preferred as it makes a stiffer closer joint.

The cloth or fabric 12 is firmly attached in position over said adjacent edges of the plates 13 and 14 by means of the plates 16 and 18which are bent around said edges in lengthwise flanges to hold the cloth or other flexible material firmly in position thereon. The edge-17, of the attaching plate 16 is bent in thelsame shapeas the edge 15 ofthe plate l3to'fit over theSame. The fabric attaching plates 16 and 18 are held in position upon t-heedges of the plates 13 and Li by means of latches and 20 which engage over the bolts 21 and have lock nuts 22 thereon to hold said latches 19 and 20 firmly in position; when onceturned into latching engagement; on said} bolts 21. The latches 19 and 2,0 are-pivotally attached. at 23 and 2 1 to the clamping plates 13 and 14 as shown in. the plan View of the under side in Fig. 8.

In order to set or stretch the cloth 12 around the veneeron the body to be veneered; the bolts 31 are provided which are engaged in slotted brackets 25 and 26, which slotted brackets25 and; 26' are supported. a

.spaced distance above the plates 13 and 1 1 to slidably receive thereunder the stiffening bar 28, supporting sleeves or tubes 27 being provided on spaced bolts 21underneath' said brackets 25 and 26 to give the spaced distance required between the plates 13 and 14 and the brackets 25 and 26 in order that said stiffening bar 28 may be slipped under the brackets 25 and 2(3 and hold firmly upon the plates 13 and 1 1 and particularly upon their central portion at the joint 30. The

15'17 at the joint 30, as shown in the modilied form in Figs. 3 and 5.

The clamping bolts need not be in combination with a stiffening bar 28, but the bolts may be arranged with slotted brackets 31 and 35 and a bolt 33spacedbetween said bolts 31. It is obvious that the bolts 31 and 33 should be placed sufficiently close together to hold the two plates 13 and 14 firmly in position so that they cannot spring or permit the fabric 12 to be relaxed in any degree from its'clamping hold upon the. veneer 11 on the body 10.

It is also obvious that the lengthwise edges of the veneer 11 at the joint 30 will be the hardest portions of the veneer to hold in place and cause to adhere perfectly. Accordingly, the stiffening bars 28 are provided at sufliciently close intervals to give great rigidity to the holding power of the clamping plates 13 and 14. In order that said joint 30 may be held still more firmly and also in order that the body 10 with the veneer 11 and fabric 12 thereon be held firmly in line, a support 36 is provided which is preferably hollowed and upon which said body 10 with the veneer and fabric 11 and 12. rests either at intervals or throughout its length. The ends or sides of the supporting element 36 are slotted as shown at-37 to receive therein the bolts 410, the lower end of the slot being under cut as shown at 38 to receive the nut 39 of said bolt 40. The open ended slots 11 are provided in the ends of the bars 28 in order to receive the upper ends of the bolts 40 so that said bolts 10 may be easily inserted and held in place.

In using theclamp a body 10 is provided, which may be a post or column'of any desired shape around which the veneer 11 may be wrapped, as for example, round, elliptical, hexagonal or other shape, so that the fabric 12 draws freely around said body mounted without displacing the veneer. A strip or strips of the veneer l1 sufficient to cover the surface to be veneered is coated with glue and the body 10 placedthereon upon the fabric 12 on the support 36, the edges of the veneer 11 being trimmed to make a 14 in line with pressure at the joint 30. The

bolts 31 are then inserted and tightened, the plate 13 and 1a slipping on the bars 28 until they hold the clamping fabric 12 firmly in position around the veneer body 10, after which the bolts 33 are inserted. The fabric 12 is pressed down upon the veneer joint 30 by the bars 28 on plates 13 and 14 so as to hold said veneer joint throughout its entire length in close adhesion to the body 10 along each side thereof. This is usually sufficient to hold the veneer along the joint 30 in perfect alinement.

In the case of badly warped or out of line veneer however it is sometimes necessary to give special pressure to the joint 30 and the veneer each side thereof. Accordingly in such cases the bolts 10 are placed in the slots 37 in support 36 and inslots 41in bar 28 and tightened, thereby drawingthe bar 28 and plates 13 and 1 1 firmly down onto the veneer each side of the joint 30 pressing said veneer firmly intoline and forcing it into correct position for a perfect joint. v

Iclaim as new:'

1. gluing clamp comprising movable clamping plates, mechanism to move said plates toward one another, flexible fabric attached to the edges of said plates to surround the body tobe clamped, and removable bars crosswise of the joint between said plates to hold said joint in line.

2. gluing clamp comprising movable clamplng plates, spaced bars insertible crosswise of said plates to hold the joint therebetween in line, means on said, plates to move said plates toward one another on said crosswise bars, and clamping fabric attached tothe adjacent edges of the joint thereof, said plates tohdraw said fabric around. the body to be clamped.

3. A gluing clamp comprising removably spaced bars plates slidably mounted on said spaced bars to move toward one another thereon, flexible fabric removabl attached to the opposite inner edges of saic plates to draw around the article to be clamped, and mechanism for moving said plates toward one another. V 1

4. A veneer clamp comprising spaced bars, plates slidably mounted on said spaced bars to move toward one another, flexible fabric removably attached to the adjacent edges of said plates to draw around the body to be veneered, mechanism for moving said plates toward one another, and means for pressing said bars on said adjacent edges of said plates.

5. A veneer gluing clamp comprising removable bars, movable clamping plates slidably mounted on said removable bars to hold the same in line, bolts removably mounted on said plates to draw the same toward one another, and flexible clamping fabric attached to the adjacent edges of the joint therebetween said plates to draw said fabric around the outer surface of the veneer by said bolts.

6. A veneer gluing clamp comprising spaced stiffening bars, plates slidably mounted on said stiffening bars, an inner flanged edge on one of said plates overhanging the adjacent inner edge of the opposite plate, flexible clamping fabric at tached to said inner edges to clamp the veneer to the body to be veneered, and means to move said plates toward one another on said bars with holding pressure on said overhanging flange edge of one of said plates.

7. A veneer gluing clamp comprising movable clamping plates having interfitting adjacent inner edges to firmly hold the joint therebetween, flexible fabric to clamp around the body to be veneered, similarly shaped plates for attaching said fabric to said inner edges of said clamping plates, and bolts to draw said clamping plates toward one another.

8. A veneer gluing clamp comprising movable clam'pin plates, spaced stiffening bars crosswise 0 said clamping plates to hold the same, slotted brackets supported in spaced relation above said clamping plates, stiffening bars slidably received between said brackets and said clamping plates to hold said plates against the body to be veneered, flexible material attached to said clamping plates by said removable attaching plates, attaching plates shaped to engage around the opposite inner edges of said clamping plates lengthwise thereof to removably attach said flexible material to said clamping plates, and bolts received in said slotted brackets to draw said clamping plates toward one another.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses. HENRY BARRY. Witnesses:

H. A. SANDBERG, I. E. NOBDSTROM.

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